414 Plan Act of 2011

414 Plan Act of 2011 - Declares that federal laws and regulations (including prevailing rate of wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act) shall not apply to any federal-aid highway or highway safety construction project, except those relating to: (1) the safety or durability of a highway facility, or (2) public or workplace safety.

Repeals the prohibition against approval of federal-aid highway projects or regulatory actions that will result in the severance of an existing major route or have significant adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless the project or action provides for a reasonable alternative route or such a route exists.

Repeals also: (1) the reservation of certain allocations of funds for transportation enhancement activities, and (2) authorization for states to use certain funds for construction of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities.

Eliminates the requirement that statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs provide for the development of accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities.

Expresses the sense of Congress that states, federal agencies, localities, and private stakeholders should take steps toward increased cooperation to further expedite surface transportation projects.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2924 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2924

 To expedite the deployment of highway construction projects, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2011

  Mr. Forbes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To expedite the deployment of highway construction projects, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``414 Plan Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), the 
requirements of Federal laws and regulations, including the prevailing 
rate of wage requirements specified in section 113 of title 23, United 
States Code, shall not apply to any Federal-aid highway or highway 
safety construction project.
    (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to Federal laws and 
regulations relating to, as determined by the Secretary of 
Transportation--
            (1) the safety or durability of a highway facility; or
            (2) public or workplace safety.
    (c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective after the 
last day of the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND 
              PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.

    (a) Repeal of Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic 
Requirement.--Section 109(m) of title 23, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Repeal of Transportation Enhancement Allocation.--Section 
133(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.
    (c) Repeal of Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways 
Authorizations and Requirements.--Section 217 of title 23, United 
States Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis for 
chapter 2 of that title, are repealed.
    (d) Planning Requirements.--
            (1) General requirements.--Sections 134(c)(2) and 135(a)(2) 
        of title 23, United States Code, and sections 5303(c)(2) and 
        5304(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, are amended by 
        striking ``(including accessible pedestrian walkways and 
        bicycle transportation facilities)''.
            (2) Participation by interested parties.--Sections 
        134(i)(5)(A) and 135(f)(3)(A) of title 23, United States Code, 
        and sections 5303(i)(5)(A) and 5304(f)(3)(A) of title 49, 
        United States Code, are amended by striking ``representatives 
        of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation 
        facilities,''.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEED FOR COOPERATION TO EXPEDITE SURFACE 
              TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

    It is the sense of Congress that States, Federal agencies, 
localities, and private stakeholders should take steps toward increased 
cooperation to further expedite surface transportation projects.
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